Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck By 2 Cars In Suffolk Dies
The first driver tried to avoid him as he ran across North Ocean Avenue, Suffolk police said.
FARMINGVILLE, NY - A Port Jefferson Station man died Sunday night after he was struck by two cars in Farmingville, Suffolk police said.
A 41-year-old Mount Sinai man was driving a 2022 Mercedes-Benz northbound on North Ocean Avenue at Granny Road when he swerved in an attempt to avoid hitting Roland Degroff at 7:40 p.m., according to police.
Degroff had been running east across the roadway at the intersection against the direction of traffic control devices, police said.
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The Mercedes struck Degroff, who was then struck again by a 2021 Hyundai Sonata being operated by a 44-year-old Coram man, according to police.
Degroff, 58, was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue and pronounced dead a short time later.
Neither the Mount Sinai nor the Coram man, as well as two passengers in the Mercedes-Benz, were injured in the crash.
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The vehicles were both impounded for safety checks, police said.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.
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